Newkirk Avenue & Rugby Road

Newkirk Avenue and Rugby Road meet at a four-way crossing in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 217 Colonel David Marcus School is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, Newkirk Plaza, is about two minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them schools, and 20 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1933, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Newkirk Plaza
590 feet · 2 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
650 feet
Foster Av/Rugby Rd · B8
Within a walk
4 places
2 schools, 1 day care or pre-K site and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Newkirk Avenue & Rugby Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Newkirk Plaza, 590 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Newkirk Plaza B, Q
    590 feet
    B Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. Ave H Q
    0.4 miles
    Q
  2. Cortelyou Rd Q
    0.5 miles
    Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Transit Skylight” (1988) by David Wilson at the Newkirk Plaza station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Foster Av/Rugby Rd, 650 feet away, for the B8.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Foster Av/Rugby Rd B8
    650 feet
    B8

Next buses at this stop

  1. B8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Rugby Road.

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Cortelyou Rd & Argyle Rd 25 docks in all
    0.5 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3701 18th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1170 Ocean Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11230
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 14
City Council district
40 and 45 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
70
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
Elevation
25 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1933.

Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2024 and January 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Newkirk Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MAY-JULY SUNDAY 11AM-8PM

South side of Newkirk Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-9AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309762 and 333052.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 89 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Queen Anne, and mostly built between 1905 and 1909.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Nayema Universal Child Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
  2. Peace Academy School
    900 feet
  3. P.S. 217 Colonel David Marcus School
    920 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    920 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    980 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    720 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    270 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 23 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Newkirk Avenue or Rugby Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.